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SUCCESSFUL ADMISSION TO THE BEST UNIVERSITIES WORLD-WIDE
DR STEPHEN SPURRGROUP EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
REDDAM HOUSE
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GLOBAL OUTLOOK
• Pupils of today the global citizens of tomorrow
• The international labour market
• Competitive qualifications both undergraduate and postgraduate
• Admission to the best universities
- the measure of success
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BEST UNIVERSITIES
• Global Rankings
• Recruitment of best pupils world-wide
• International and transnational
• Courses taught in English
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RECENT PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
• Head Master of Westminster School
• Governor of Royal Ballet School
• Group Educational Director of Reddam House
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RECENT PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
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A-LEVEL RESULTS STILL MATTER
• Recent Cambridge Study: A* good predictor of success at university
• Conference at Cambridge on 18 November
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ETHOS
• Not ‘How intelligent is he or she?’
• But ‘How is she or he intelligent?’
• Room at the top for everyone
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BUILDING INDEPENDENCELIBERATING THE INDIVIDUAL
• Start early
• Confidence
• Celebration
• Blended Learning
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EXAM PREPARATION
• Cycle Tests
• University prize competitions
• National and International Competitions
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CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
• Formal: examined national/international syllabuses leading to school-leaving examinations
– Less flexible
• Informal: essential broadening of knowledge, experience and awareness for an international world
– School-devised, adaptive and flexible
• Do not overcrowd either!
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THE INFORMAL CURRICULUM
• Baccalaureate in style
• Statistics for Historians
• History for Economists
• Literature for Scientists
• Cultural Perspectives
• Civic Engagement
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INSTILLING STUDY HABITS
• Enduring Habits of Mind• Socrates and Confucius
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TEACHERS ARE STILL THE BEST APP
• Outstanding
• Professional Development
• Internal benchmarking
• Benchmarking against best schools world-wide
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UNIVERSITIES ADVICE
• Continually updated knowledge of entry requirements – both to each university and the individual subject departments - to be shared with all staff
• Focused additional teaching and mentoring in the light of this
• Associated careers advice and work experience
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GET BETTER!
The unexamined life is not worth living
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.